Some Like It Hot Page #41

Dolores starts toward the hall door.

INT. FOURTH FLOOR CORRIDOR - DAY

The door of 413 opens. Joe, having come as far as the length

of the telephone cord will permit, sets the corsage box down,

kicks it across the hall to the door of 414. As he closes

his door, the door of 414 opens. Dolores reaches out, picks

up the corsage box, starts back inside.

INT. ROOM 414 - (CONTINUOUS) - DAY

Dolores brings the corsage box to Sugar.

SUGAR:

(into phone)

Yes, they're here.

(opening box)

Oh -- white orchids. Would you believe

it -- I haven't had white orchids

since I was a debutante.

(finding bracelet)

What's this?

JOE - ON PHONE.

JOE:

What's what? Oh, that. Just a little

going away present.

SUGAR - ON PHONE.

SUGAR:

Real diamonds. They must be worth

their weight in gold. Are you always

this generous?

JOE - ON PHONE.

JOE:

Not always. But I want you to know

I'm very grateful for what you did

for me.

SUGAR - ON PHONE.

SUGAR:

I didn't do anything. It just

happened.

INT. ROOM 413 - (CONTINUOUS) - DAY

Jerry emerges from bathroom, carrying their toilet articles

and an armful of towels embroidered with SEMINOLE-RITZ HOTEL.

JOE:

(into phone)

Oh. The navigator just came in --

we're ready to cast off.

SUGAR - ON PHONE.

SUGAR:

Well, anchors aweigh, you have a bon

voyage. And if you need an orchestra

to play at your wedding, we'll be

through here in a couple of weeks.

INT. ROOM 413 - (CONTINUOUS) - DAY

JOE:

(into phone)

Goodbye, my darling.

He hangs up, stares moodily at the phone. Jerry shuts his

suitcase.

JERRY:

I don't know about the captain --

but the navigator is getting his

tail out of here.

JOE:

(snapping out of his

trance)

Yeah -- lets shove off.

They start to gather up their instruments and luggage.

JERRY:

Wait a minute -- my bracelet.

(picks up jewel case,

shuts it, then

realizes it's empty)

What happened to my bracelet?

JOE:

What do you mean, your bracelet?

It's our bracelet.

JERRY:

All right. What happened to our

bracelet?

JOE:

Don't worry. We did the right thing

with it.

JERRY:

What did we do? Joe, you're not

pulling one of your old tricks.

JOE:

No tricks, no mirrors, nothing up my

sleeve. It's on the level this time.

The door opens and Sugar comes in. The boys whirl around.

SUGAR:

Where's that bourbon?

She heads straight for the bureau, starts to open various

drawers. Joe steps in front of the suitcases to conceal them

from her.

JOE:

What's the matter, Sugar?

SUGAR:

I don't know. All of a sudden, I'm

thirsty.

Joe fishes the hot-water bottle out of the open suitcase

behind him, hands it to Sugar. As she reaches for it, Jerry

notices the diamond bracelet on her wrist.

JERRY:

(pointing)

How did you get that bracelet?

SUGAR:

You like it?

JERRY:

I always did.

SUGAR:

Junior gave it to me. It must have

at least thirty stones --

JERRY:

(promptly)

Thirty-four.

SUGAR:

He's going to South America to marry

some other girl -- that's what they

call high finance.

JERRY:

That's what I call a louse! If I

were you, Sugar, I'd throw that

bracelet right back in his face.

JOE:

(admonishingly)

Daphne --

SUGAR:

He was the first nice guy I ever met

in my life -- and the only one who

ever gave me anything.

JOE:

You'll forget him, Sugar.

SUGAR:

How can I? No matter where I go,

there'll always be a Shell station

on the corner.

(indicating hot-water

bottle)

I'll bring this back when it's empty.

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